I want a translation about Sa'idah al-Asadiyyah?
The woman mentioned in the books of Sirah (biographies of the Prophet) does not have a recorded name. However, she is mentioned in books of Tafsir (exegesis of the Quran) as a foolish woman in Mecca during the pre-Islamic era of Jahiliyyah. She used to collect hair and wool, spin it, and then unravel it after it had been firmly woven. Allah cited her as an example in His Almighty بقول: (AND BE NOT LIKE HER WHO UNRAVELED HER YARN AFTER IT WAS STRONGLY WOVEN), as a metaphor for breaking covenants and agreements. It is also said that she was Rayṭah bint Amr from Banu Taym, who would spin with her slave girls and then undo what they had spun daily, thus becoming a proverbial example.
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